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Providing for capital facility repairs and improvements for the Commonwealth
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What they voted on
Approve the bill in this chamber (it still needs the other chamber and a final vote)
Official wording: H.4045, Question on passing the bill to be engrossed
Who filed H.4045
Sponsor NONE
Passed
Every member's vote
Voted yes (37)
- Joseph A. Boncore First Suffolk and Middlesex · Democrat
- Michael D. Brady Second Plymouth and Bristol · Democrat
- William N. Brownsberger Second Suffolk and Middlesex · Democrat
- Harriette L. Chandler First Worcester · Democrat
- Sonia Chang-Diaz Second Suffolk · Democrat
- Cynthia Stone Creem First Middlesex and Norfolk · Democrat
- Julian Cyr Cape and Islands · Democrat
- Viriato M. deMacedo Plymouth and Barnstable · Republican
- Sal N. DiDomenico Middlesex and Suffolk · Democrat
- Eileen M. Donoghue First Middlesex · Democrat
- James B. Eldridge Middlesex and Worcester · Democrat
- Ryan C. Fattman Worcester and Norfolk · Republican
- Paul R. Feeney Bristol and Norfolk · Democrat
- Cindy F. Friedman Fourth Middlesex · Democrat
- Anne M. Gobi Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex · Democrat
- Adam G. Hinds Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden · Democrat
- Donald F. Humason, Jr. Second Hampden and Hampshire · Republican
- Kathleen O'Connor Ives First Essex · Democrat
- Patricia D. Jehlen Second Middlesex · Democrat
- John F. Keenan Norfolk and Plymouth · Democrat
- Barbara A. L'Italien Second Essex and Middlesex · Democrat
- Eric P. Lesser First Hampden and Hampshire · Democrat
- Jason M. Lewis Fifth Middlesex · Democrat
- Joan B. Lovely Second Essex · Democrat
- Mark C. Montigny Second Bristol and Plymouth · Democrat
- Michael O. Moore Second Worcester · Democrat
- Patrick M. O'Connor Plymouth and Norfolk · Republican
- Marc R. Pacheco First Plymouth and Bristol · Democrat
- Michael J. Rodrigues First Bristol and Plymouth · Democrat
- Stanley C. Rosenberg Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester · Democrat
- Richard J. Ross Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex · Republican
- Michael F. Rush Norfolk and Suffolk · Democrat
- Karen E. Spilka Second Middlesex and Norfolk · Democrat
- Bruce E. Tarr First Essex and Middlesex · Republican
- Walter F. Timilty Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth · Democrat
- Dean A. Tran Worcester and Middlesex · Republican
- James T. Welch Hampden · Democrat
Did not vote (1)
- Michael J. Barrett Third Middlesex · Democrat
What it means
A bond bill for repairing and improving state buildings and facilities. It authorizes borrowing of up to $3,221,500,000 for state facilities, including $950,000,000 for public higher education campuses, $690,500,000 for court facilities, $680,000,000 for general state facility projects, $500,000,000 for public safety facilities, and $401,000,000 for health and human services and veterans' facilities. It also authorizes up to $403,500,000 for a $168,500,000 grant program for local capital projects and $150,000,000 and $85,000,000 for two energy efficiency and climate resiliency programs for state buildings (items 1102-2018 and 1102-2019), and up to $20,000,000 for public safety and corrections equipment, with bonds of up to 30 years. It also changes several earlier bond laws and state construction rules, including raising one capital asset management threshold from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000 and adding $200,000,000 to a 2008 higher education bond authorization.
Source: official text and history of H.4045 on malegislature.gov. This describes the bill text posted there; amendments may have changed the version that was voted on.
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Source: H.4045 on malegislature.gov · official roll call. MassVoter never grades or scores legislators. How to read this